Jordan Holland wrote:
Maieshe Ljin wrote:
This might be one of the habits for such an old environment playing out right now—bypassing feeling and going right into trying to solve a problem. But whatever it is, wild places seem to allow space for negativity and hope alike—instead of fighting for space in a cramped, contracted mind, they can both exist simultaneously.
Very astute! Nature always finds a balance, and we come from nature.
Admitting upfront that I have not read the article posted in the OP (at least, not recently, it does ring a bell so maybe I've read it before) nor the one posted just before my writing this about positive mindset, but I want to say that I agree with the above. Balance is key. Balance is also often frustratingly hard to find. Also, I took an online course about mindset, and I have to say that having a generally positive mindset (as per my understanding of the term mindset) can be a good thing. It's not the same as always being positive (something I find impossible). We humans have this tendency to use the same words but with different meanings for them and it's really hard to understand each other as a result. The "mindset" in that article might not be what I'm thinking of as "mindset."
Anyway. This thread reminds me of something I saw on Pinterest, which I've had to edit because the original wording doesn't include the "toxic" part but really should...
The antidote to negativity is not toxic positivity, it's warmth.
Toxic positivity tells a sad person there's no reason to be sad.
Warmth asks the sad person if they want to go get some ice cream.
To me, that illustrates the whole point so well. I think warmth could even be changed to sympathy or empathy, both of which seem in short supply in the world.
